Impact on Canada
Climate change is happening. Its impact on ecosystems, economies and local weather has begun.
In Canada, we can expect climate change to bring an unprecedented warming of 0.2 degrees Celsius per decade. While this may appear to be minor, scientific analysis has shown that very profound changes will result from this steady rise in temperature.
Over the past 15 years meteorologists and the Canadian public have noticed increased droughts, flooding and extreme temperatures. Rising average temperatures do not simply mean balmier winters. Some regions will experience more extreme heat, while others may cool slightly. Flooding, drought and intense summer heat could result. Violent storms and other extreme weather events could also result from the increased energy stored in our warming atmosphere.
The sooner we act to reduce greenhouse gases, the less severe future impacts will be. Now is the time to implement solutions.